Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints (1996)

123 consumer complaints on file.

#8007561April 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHTS BLINKS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760731April 15, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
STEERING COLUMN TURN SWITCH FAILURE CAUSED REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT COMPLETELY - TOTAL DARK - THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND WILL CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION! ! IT IS ALSO HARD TO DISCOVER - THAT'S WHY PEOPLE DON'T USE TURN SIGNALS - THEY WEAR OUT EARLY, AND COST A LOT! BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MAJOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760634April 12, 2002
SEATS
SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN UPRIGHT, BEDING BACKWARDS DURING REAR END COLLISION, THUS NOT PROTECTING BACK AND NECK FROM INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002377January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD BE MAKING NOISES. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TWO-WEEKS LATER, ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898457October 30, 2001
SEATS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR BY A CAR TRAVELING 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED AND CAME OFF THE TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ET
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#898459October 30, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, CONSUMERS DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT BECAME UNATTACHED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898151October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR CALIPERS ARE FROZEN AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, REAR BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS REAR CALIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION, ROTORS WERE RUSTY AND REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561875June 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PRIOR TO RECALL 00V171000 THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODULE REPLACEMENT PART REQUIRED 2 TRIPS TO THE DEALER. ONE TO ORDER THE PART AND THE SECOND ONE 2 WEEKS LATER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MODULE FOR 30 MINUTES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889983June 7, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE FOR RECALL 00V171000, AND HAS BEEN INFORMED FOR ELEVEN (11) MONTHS THAT PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888832May 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE IS A VERY INTENSE GRINDING NOISE WHEN USING BRAKES AND, SOMETIMES BRAKES STICK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888166May 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 57MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744313April 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 55 MPH.TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC AT 55 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING.THERE WAS NO NOISES NO SLIPPING OR ANY OTHER INDICATIONS.ONE MINUTE EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STOPS MOVING.IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND YOUR CAR SUDDENLY FAILS WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS WHAT SO EVER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880026February 7, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V171000 CONCERNING INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO EMPHASIZED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879443January 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IMPACT WALL AT THE RATE OF SPEED 40-50 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739173January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557841November 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT HAD TO BE PUT BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL, THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO A SHIFT ON THE DASHBOARD, WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD RACE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557357November 16, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735911November 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WE HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES AND HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE. WE HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER CUTLASS SUPREME OWNERS AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THEIR BRAKES JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN COSTLY REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556419October 26, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS, THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO ALSO GET AN ON/OFF SWITCH BECAUSE OF HER HEIGHT AND HOW CLOSE SHE HAS TO SIT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873795October 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT IS COLD. DEALER REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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